#ooastoldby — Public Fediverse posts

Voyagers, we’ve been fortunate to collab with @bmop on seven #opera releases on the #BMOPsound label. From a Fisherman to a Fox, from Joan of Arc to Malcolm X, from Queen Jane Grey to Dr. Oliver Sacks, including the latest — Dominick Argento’s The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe. 🐦‍⬛

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#OdysseyOpera #OOPoe #OOFisherman #OOMrFox #OOTrial #OOMalcolmX #OOJaneGray #OOAwakenings #OOAsToldBy #meetopera

#ICYMI, this convo between #OdysseyOpera’s Artistic Director, Gil Rose, and GBH’s @gbhnews’s Arun Rath about Ulysses Kay’s final opera, Frederick Douglass. “…one of the things we seek to do is to redress that wrong and bring composers who are important American composers into the light.” • https://www.wgbh.org/music/2025-07-08/a-forgotten-opera-celebrating-an-abolitionist-leaders-life-is-brought-back-to-the-stage

#OODouglass #AsToldBy #OOAsToldBy #meetopera

Owen Johnson reviews for the Boston Musical Intelligencer, writing, “…the choir is well-prepared for the often-complex counterrhythms required of them. The balance between the singers and orchestra is perfect, and they are never subsumed by Kay’s dense orchestration… Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass is a welcome revival… Through @bmop & #OdysseyOpera’s expert performance, Dorr’s libretto & Kay’s music reached new heights.” • https://www.classical-scene.com/2025/06/23/shining-douglass/

#OODouglass #AsToldBy #OOAsToldBy #meetopera

Bravi tutti! Voyagers, thank you for attending Frederick Douglass last evening. It’s always a privilege to perform for you. Your support of #AsToldBy: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage, for which we are a collaborating partner, is tremendously meaningful. We’re so glad you’re aboard for this journey. 🎶

#OODouglass #OOAsToldBy #meetopera

We can’t wait for all Voyagers to experience this amazing opera and the many talented musicians who have worked so hard to bring it from page to stage. Tonight! June 20 at 7:30 PM • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

#AsToldBy #OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

Hear bass Kenneth Kellogg in GBH’s The Culture Show — then, come hear him *live* this Friday, June 20, when he sings the title role in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass. 😍 https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-culture-show/june-16-2025-frederick-douglass-in-opera-jacobs-pillow-dance-festival-and-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-at-250

#OODouglass #OOAsToldBy #AsToldBy #meetopera

Voyagers will recall tenor Matthew Arnold from his recent performance as Sen. Fulton in the Gershwins’ Of Thee I Sing & Let ‘Em Eat Cake. Arnold returns to #OdysseyOpera to sing Busby in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-matthew-arnold/

This opera in #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage, a collab w/ @bmop, is pay-what-you-want; sugg min gift $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
Jordan Hall

#OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

Tenor Neal Ferreira is well-known to Voyagers from his many performances with #OdysseyOpera, including: Adamo’s Lysistrata; the Gershwins’ Of Thee I Sing & Let ‘Em Eat Cake; and Argento’s The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe. Ferreira returns to sing Aubrey in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-neal-ferreira-2/

This #AsToldBy opera, a collab with @bmop, is pay-what-you-want • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
Jordan Hall

#OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

Bass-baritone Devon Russo returns to #OdysseyOpera and makes his principal artist debut with the company, singing Welles in Ulysses Kay’s final opera, Frederick Douglass • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-devon-russo/

Frederick Douglass, the next opera in the series #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage, is a pay-what-you-want event with a suggested minimum contribution of $15ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
Jordan Hall

#OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

Baritone John Allen Nelson returns to #OdysseyOpera, singing Norton in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass. Voyagers will recall his performance as Eduardo III, King of England, in our staging of Donizetti’s L’assedio di Calais • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-john-allen-nelson-2/

This opera in the series #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage is pay-what-you-want; sugg min donation $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
Jordan Hall

#OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

Tenor Omar Najmi returns to #OdysseyOpera to sing Demler in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass. Voyagers will recall his performance as Aufidio in our staging of Mozart’s Lucio Silla • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-omar-najmi-2/

Frederick Douglass, the second opera in #AsToldBy: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage is a collab w/ @bmop. Pay-what-you-want event; sugg min donation $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
Jordan Hall

#OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

Baritone Leroy Davis returns to #OdysseyOpera, singing Howard Douglass in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass. Voyagers will recall his performance as Ernesto Malcom in our staging of Pacini’s Maria, Regina d’Inghilterra • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-leroy-davis-2/

The next opera in #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage—a collab with @bmop—is pay-what-you-want; sugg min $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
Jordan Hall

#OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

Soprano Melody Moore makes her performance debuts with @bmop and #OdysseyOpera singing the role of Helen Douglass, Frederick Douglass’s second wife, in Ulysses Kay’s final opera, Frederick Douglass • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-melody-moore/

The next installment in the series, #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage, is a pay-what-you-want event; suggested minimum donation $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
Jordan Hall

#OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

American bass, Kenneth Kellogg, makes his performance debuts with @bmop and #OdysseyOpera in the titular role of Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass, the second installment of the continuing series, #AsToldBy: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-kenneth-kellogg/

Frederick Douglass, June 20 at 7:30 PM ET, is a pay-what-you-want event with a suggested minimum donation of $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

#OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

This Sunday #AsToldBy education partner Castle of our Skins presents an immersive event programmed for #OdysseyOpera’s collab w/ @bmop on Ulysses Kay’s opera, Frederick Douglass

And Freedom’s Reign
June 8 • 2:15 PM ET
Museum of African American History

✅ interact with the Douglass hologram
✅ music performed by Project STEP
✅ live reading of Douglass’s speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
✅ interludes by CooS

🎫 https://givebutter.com/freedoms-reign

#OOAsToldBy #meetopera #OODouglass #juneteenth

Tickets for the June 20 performance of Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass are pay-what-you-want with a suggested minimum contribution of $15 per ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/

#AsToldBy #OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera

“Conducted by Gil Rose, the concert version will showcase the full @bmop orchestra along with several of today’s leading vocalists, including bassist Kenneth Kellogg, Bass in the lead role of Douglass, Melody Moore, Leroy Davis, John Allen Nelson, Omar Najmi, Neal Ferreira, and Matthew Arnold” • https://operawire.com/frederick-douglass-to-be-presented-by-odyssey-opera-boston-modern-orchestra-project/

#AsToldBy #OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera